misrepresent
verb (used with object)
to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
is misrepresenting
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present progressiveof misrepresent (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The union contends UC is misrepresenting who would receive the raises and by how much, arguing the examples are not representative of a membership with an average salary of $62,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
And anyone claiming to have a manuscript is misrepresenting themselves.”
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2024
Cleopatra Singleton says her father’s mother, Shelia Ward, is misrepresenting his condition as she seeks to become his conservator and make medical and financial decisions for him.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2019
Some have taken these as worrying signs that Crazy Rich Asians, in its eagerness to further its representation goals, is misrepresenting Singapore and using it as a mere "backdrop" for Asian-American fantasies.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2018
Abdu’l-Bahá’s enemy, is now openly lecturing on Bahá’í movement, claiming to be its exponent and is misrepresenting the teachings and deliberately causing confusion in minds of authorities and the local population.
From Messages to the Bahá’í World: 1950–1957 by Shoghi Effendi
